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20-year-old American wrestler Amit Elor wins gold after dominant showing at Paris Olympics

BAD MMA News — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 22:57:30 +0000

PARIS — The Olympic reign of Amit Elor has officially begun. Elor, coached by former UFC fighter and Olympic silver medalist Sara McMann , won the first gold medal of her promising career Tuesday at the 2024 Paris Olympics, crushing her latest opponent in the 68-kilogram weight class − Meerim Zhumanazarova of Kyrgyzstan − just like she has crushed almost everyone else who has stepped onto the mat with her over the past four-plus years.

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Bellator 300 video: Leah McCourt pounds on Sara McMann for first-round TKO win

BAD MMA News — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 01:49:46 +0000

SAN DIEGO – That’s one way to pick up the biggest win of your career. Leah McCourt made a statement with her performance at Bellator 300 as she beat up former UFC title challenger Sara McMann to earn a first-round TKO victory Saturday night at Pechanga Arena. The fight got off to a fast, back-and-forth start, but once McCourt (8-3 MMA, 7-2 BMMA) secured top position late in the first round, she took full advantage of it by raining down punches on McMann (14-7 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) near the fence. With McMann trapped and barely able to defend herself, McCourt switched to some hard elbows, which prompted referee Jason Herzog to step in

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Sara McMann expects title shot with Leah McCourt win at Bellator 300: ‘I don’t know who else I’d have to fight’

BAD MMA News — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 16:01:15 +0000

SAN DIEGO – Sara McMann thinks a win over Leah McCourt should guarantee her a Bellator title shot. McMann (14-6 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) meets McCourt (7-3 MMA, 6-2 BMMA) at Saturday’s Bellator 300 event at Pechanga Arena. The main card, which features three title fights, airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie. In the night’s co-headliner, featherweight champion Cris Cyborg defends her belt against Cat Zingano, and McMann wants next if she can get past McCourt. “I would hope so,” McMann told MMA Junkie and other reporters at a pre-fight news conference Thursday. “I mean, I don’t know who else I’d have to fight.

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Leah McCourt: Sara McMann’s wrestling a concern, but handleable at Bellator 300

BAD MMA News — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 23:59:19 +0000

SAN DIEGO – The odds are Sara McMann will try to take the fight to the ground at Bellator 300 and her opponent Leah McCourt knows it. In a shallow division, McCourt (7-3 MMA, 6-2 BMMA) has the opportunity to make her case to be next for a title shot should she defeat the former UFC title challenger and Olympian McMann (14-6 MMA, 1-0 BMMA). “It’s an exciting style matchup,” McCourt told MMA Junkie and other reporters at a pre-fight news conference Thursday at the host hotel. “Obviously, she’s a high-level wrestler and I have a black belt in judo. It’s going to be probably into the clinch quite quickly, to see

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Leah McCourt vs. Sara McMann joins Bellator 300 lineup

BAD MMA News — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 19:14:13 +0000

A pivotal women’s featherweight clash is headed to Bellator 300. Leah McCourt takes on Sara McMann on Oct. 7 at Pechanga Arena in San Diego. The main card will air on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie. A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie after an initial report by Severe MMA on Tuesday. McCourt (7-3 MMA, 6-2 BMMA) will look to rebound from her unanimous decision loss to Cat Zingano at Bellator 293 in March

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Bellator 294 results: Sara McMann’s relentless wrestling attack smothers Arlene Blencowe

BAD MMA News — Sat, 22 Apr 2023 04:28:48 +0000

Sara McMann stuck with what got her to the dance Saturday, as she smothered former Bellator title challenger Arlene Blencowe for much of three rounds to win her Bellator debut. In the Bellator 294 featured bout, McMann (14-6 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) defeated Blencowe (15-10 MMA, 8-6 BMMA) by unanimous decision (29-27, 30-27, 30-26) at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.

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Sara McMann hopes to win Bellator title, ideally against Cris Cyborg: ‘It’s a little more special’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 01:45:56 +0000

HONOLULU – Sara McMann is fully focused on her Bellator debut, but there is an end game to this new journey. McMann (13-6 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) has set her sight on the Bellator women’s featherweight title now that she’s on the verge of starting a career with her new promotion after leaving the UFC in late 2022. The Olympic silver medalist in wrestling and former UFC title challenger is set to debut this Friday against Arlene Blencowe at Bellator 294 at Neal S. Blaisdell Arena

Sara McMann hopes to win Bellator title, ideally against Cris Cyborg: ‘It’s a little more special’ – MMA Junkie

Bellator 294 pre-event facts: Sara McMann brings UFC takedown record to debut

BAD MMA News — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 13:48:41 +0000

Bellator returns to Hawaii on Friday with two events in two nights, both of which take place at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu and air on Showtime following prelims streaming on MMA Junkie. Bellator 294 marks the first half of the doubleheader, and the event is headlined by a women’s flyweight championship bout. Reigning titleholder Liz Carmouche (18-7 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) will attempt to make her second defense in a rematch with DeAnna Bennett (13-7-1 MMA, 3-1 BMMA), who she beat by third-round submission at Bellator 246 in September 2020. For more on the numbers behind the main event, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts about Bellator 294

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Sara McMann confident Cris Cyborg will be back in Bellator

BAD MMA News — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 18:36:26 +0000

SAN JOSE, Calif. – One of the biggest reasons Sara McMann jumped ship from the UFC to Bellator was for a potential matchup with the champion. Cris Cyborg currently holds sway over Bellator’s women’s featherweight division and has been dominant since coming to the promotion from the UFC not long after a loss to UFC two-division champ Amanda Nunes. Even though Nunes’ win over Cyborg vaulted her to the top of virtually every list of best women fighters of all time, plenty of people still have their sights set on Cyborg – including McMann

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Sara McMann’s debut, Ilima-Lei Macfarlane’s return, more added to Bellator’s Hawaii doubleheader

BAD MMA News — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 20:41:30 +0000

Former UFC title challenger Sara McMann has a date and opponent for her Bellator debut. McMann will take on veteran and former Bellator title challenger Arlene Blencowe (15-9 MMA, 6-3 BMMA) in a women’s featherweight bout at Bellator 294 . The event is part of a two-night series set to go down on April 21 and April 22, which marks Bellator’s return to Hawaii. News of the matchup was announced Wednesday by the promotion. Both Bellator 294 and Bellator 295 go down at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.

Sara McMann’s debut, Ilima-Lei Macfarlane’s return, more added to Bellator’s Hawaii doubleheader – MMA Junkie